List of people from St. Louis

This is a list of famous residents of St. Louis or St. Louis County, Missouri. The dates in parentheses signify lifespan, not necessarily dates of actual residence in the city.

Contents:	Top – 0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

• Brooke Adams (born 1984), professional wrestler, best known as Brooke Tessmacher
• Akon (born 1973), real name Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam; musician
• Devon Alexander (born 1987), professional boxer, IBF welterweight world champion
• Raleigh DeGeer Amyx (born 1938), collector of Olympic and Presidential memorabilia
• Maya Angelou (1928–2014), poet, playwright, memoirist (I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings)
• Eberhard Anheuser (1805–1880), businessman, owner of company that would become Anheuser-Busch
• Noah Antwiler (born 1980), Internet comedian (The Spoony Experiment)
• Henry Armstrong (1912–1988), professional boxer, welterweight champion 1938–1940
• Dick Ault (1925-2007), track and field athlete

B

Yogi Berra

• Josephine Baker (1906–1975), dancer, singer, actress, Légion d'Honneur appointee, civil rights activist
• Scott Bakula (born 1954), actor (Quantum Leap, Star Trek: Enterprise)
• James F. Ballard (1851–1931), pharmaceutical entrepreneur, and art collector
• Thomas P. Barnett (1870–1929), architect and impressionist painter
• Fontella Bass (1940–2012), soul and R&B singer ("Rescue Me")
• Cool Papa Bell (1903–1991), Negro League baseball player, Hall of Fame member
• Robert Benecke (1835-1903), early photographer
• Graham Bensinger, sports journalist for ESPN Radio
• Sally Benson, author whose short stories became the book, then movie Meet Me in St Louis
• Yogi Berra (born 1925), Major League Baseball player (New York Yankees 1946–1963), manager, coach, Hall of Famer
• Chuck Berry (born 1926), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame musician and composer ("Johnny B. Goode")
• Fred Berry (1951–2003), actor (What's Happening!!)
• Joe Besser (1907–1988), actor, comedian, member of The Three Stooges
• Jud Birza (born 1989), model, winner of Survivor: Nicaragua
• Linda Blair (born 1959), actress (The Exorcist)
• Sean Blakemore, actor, Shawn Butler on ABC's General Hospital
• Susan Blow (1843–1916), educator, opened first successful public kindergarten in U.S.
• Kit Bond (born 1939), U.S Senator from Missouri
• Daniel Boone (1734–1820), explorer, hunter, soldier, businessman, politician
• Evan Bourne (born 1983), WWE professional wrestler
• Martin Stanislaus Brennan (1845–1927), Catholic priest and scientist
• Christine Brewer (born 1955), Grammy Award winner, soprano
• Lottie Briscoe (1883-1950), stage and silent film actress
• Lou Brock (born 1939), Major League Baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals 1964–1979), Hall of Famer
• Shirley Brown (born 1947), soul/R&B singer ("Woman to Woman")
• Evan Bourne, real name Matthew Korklan, WWE wrestler
• Butch Buchholz (born 1940), Hall of Fame tennis player
• Jack Buck (1924–2002), Hall of Fame sportscaster, St. Louis Cardinals' announcer 1969–2002
• Joe Buck (born 1969), sportscaster, football and baseball announcer for Fox, son of Jack Buck
• Mark Buehrle (born 1979), Major League Baseball pitcher (Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays)
• Grace Bumbry (born 1937), opera singer
• T-Bone Burnett (born 1948), rock and country performer, composer, and producer
• William S. Burroughs (1914–1997), novelist, social critic, spoken-word performer; grandson of inventor William Seward Burroughs I
• William Seward Burroughs I (1855–1898), inventor of adding machine, founder of Burroughs Corporation; grandfather of novelist William S. Burroughs
• Adolphus Busch (1839–1913), co-founder of Anheuser-Busch with father-in-law Eberhard Anheuser
• Adolphus Busch III (1891–1946), president and CEO of Anheuser-Busch; son of August Anheuser Busch, Sr.
• August Anheuser Busch, Sr. (1865–1934), president and CEO of Anheuser-Busch; son of Adolphus Busch
• Gussie Busch (August Anheuser Busch, Jr.) (1899–1989), president and CEO of Anheuser-Busch, civic leader, philanthropist
• August Busch III (born 1937), president and CEO of Anheuser-Busch, civic leader
• August Busch IV (born 1964), president and CEO of Anheuser-Busch, civic leader
• Norbert Leo Butz (born 1967), Tony Award-winning actor

C

• Thomas Cahill (1864–1951), athlete, coach, businessman; a founding father of American soccer
• Kate Capshaw (born 1953), actress (Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom), wife of Steven Spielberg
• Chip Caray (born 1965), sportscaster for Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves and Fox
• Harry Caray (1914–1998), sportscaster, lead announcer for the St. Louis Cardinals (1945–1969) and Chicago Cubs (1981–1997)
• Skip Caray (1939–2008), sportscaster, announcer for the Atlanta Braves (1976–2008)
• Nell Carter (1948–2003), Tony Award-winning singer and actress (Ain't Misbehavin')
• Louis Cella (1866-1918), capitalist, real estate mogul, turfman, and political financier.
• Cedric the Entertainer (born 1964), comedian and actor
• Lori Chalupny (born 1984), U.S. women's national soccer team member
• C. J. Cherryh (born 1942), science-fiction novelist
• Chingy (born 1980), real name Howard Bailey, Jr., rapper and actor
• Kate Chopin (1851–1904), novelist (The Awakening)
• Auguste Chouteau (1740–1829), co-founder of St. Louis, urban planner, businessman, civic leader
• David Clarenbach (born 1953), member of Wisconsin State Assembly
• Patrick Clark, television reporter and host
• William Clark (1770–1838), explorer, government administrator
• Sarah Clarke (born 1972), actress (24)
• Mac Cody (born 1972), football player in NFL, CFL, AFL
• Andy Cohen (born 1968), television executive and personality at Bravo network, one of the first openly gay talk-show hosts
• Barry Commoner (born 1917), biologist, college professor, eco-socialist, and presidential candidate
• Arthur Compton (1892–1962), physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics 1927
• Jimmy Connors (born 1952), professional tennis player, 5-time U.S. Open winner in men's singles
• Bert Convy (1933–1991), actor and game-show host
• Carl Ferdinand Cori (1896–1984); Gerty Cori (1896–1957), biochemists, joint Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1947
• Bob Costas (born 1952), sportscaster, talk-show host
• Bryan Cox (born 1968), NFL linebacker 1991–2002
• Jim Cox (born 1920), professional football player
• Lavell Crawford (born 1968), stand-up comedian, actor
• [Kalel Cullen (born 1989), YouTube personality, animal rights activist

D

• John Danforth (born 1936), statesman, diplomat, attorney, civic leader, U.S. Senator 1977–1995
• William H. Danforth (1870–1956), founder of Ralston Purina Company; grandfather of John Danforth and William H. "Bill" Danforth
• William H. "Bill" Danforth (born 1926), physician, professor of medicine, and chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis 1971–1995
• Billy Davis, Jr. (born 1940), R&B and soul singer, member of The 5th Dimension
• Dwight F. Davis (1879–1945), athlete, government administrator
• Miles Davis (1926–1991), musician, winner of Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
• Dizzy Dean (1910–1974), baseball pitcher, broadcaster
• Dan Dierdorf (born 1949), football player, broadcaster
• Phyllis Diller (1917–2012), comedian
• L. John Doerr (born 1951), venture capitalist
• Domino (born 1972), real name Shawn Antoine Ivy, rapper, born in St. Louis
• Colin Donnell (born 1982), actor, Arrow
• Thom Donovan (born 1974), musician (Lapush)
• Jack Dorsey (born 1976), software architect and businessperson, creator of Twitter and Square
• Bob Dotson (born 1946), broadcast journalist, NBC correspondent
• Katherine Dunham (1909–2006), dancer
• Tim Dunigan (born 1955), actor

E

• James Eads (1820–1887), engineer
• Thomas Eagleton (1929–2007), statesman, attorney, civic leader
• Charles Eames (1907–1978), designer, filmmaker
• William Edenborn (1848–1926), industrialist and inventor
• T. S. Eliot (1888–1965), poet (Nobel Prize, Presidential Medal of Freedom), critic
• William Greenleaf Eliot (1811–1887), educator, medical reformer, civil rights activist; grandfather of T. S. Eliot
• Stanley Elkin (1930–1995), author
• Preston Elliot, radio personality, Preston and Steve on WMMR in Philadelphia
• Mary Engelbreit (born 1952), artist
• Walker Evans (1903–1975), photographer
• Steve Ewing, singer/actor, The Urge

F

• Max Factor (1904–1996), cosmetics maker
• Lee Falk (1911–1999), comic strip creator
• Eugene Field (1850–1895), author
• Curtis Finch, Jr. (born 1988), American Idol Season 12 contestant
• Shandi Finnessey (born 1978), Miss USA 2004
• Jenna Fischer (born 1974), actress
• Jamar Fletcher (born 1979), professional football player
• Jason Fletcher (born 1975), sports agent
• Ellen Foley (born 1951), singer, actress
• Richard Fortus (born 1966), musician, Guns N' Roses
• Redd Foxx (1922–1991), comedian, actor
• James Franciscus (1934–1991), actor (Mr. Novak, Longstreet)
• Mary Frann (1943–1998), actress (Newhart)
• Jonathan Franzen (born 1959), author
• David Freese (born 1983), baseball player

G

• Bob Gale (born 1951), screenwriter, film producer
• Alberta Gallatin (1861-1948), stage and screen actress, raised in St. Louis
• Pud Galvin (1856–1902), Major League Baseball player
• Joe Garagiola (born 1926), baseball player, sportscaster, television personality, author
• Jan Garavaglia (born 1956), Chief Medical Examiner of the District 9 Morgue in Orlando, Florida; television personality
• Dave Garroway (1913–1982), television personality, first host of NBC's Today Show
• William H. Gass (born 1924), author, critic
• Taylor Geisse, Octomom
• Martha Gellhorn, author and journalist; third wife of Ernest Hemingway
• Richard Gephardt (born 1941), politician
• Steve Gerber (1947–2008), comic-book writer, co-creator of Howard the Duck
• Frances Ginsberg (1955–2010), opera singer
• David Giuntoli (born 1981), actor
• John Goodman (born 1952), actor
• Harry Goz (1932-2003), actor, Sealab 2021
• Betty Grable (1916–1973), actress
• Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885), Civil War general and 18th President of the United States
• Grant Green (1935–1979), jazz guitarist
• Trent Green, football player
• Dick Gregory (born 1932), comedian, civil rights activist
• Charles Guenther, poet, translator, newspaper critic
• Robert Guillaume (born 1927), Grammy and Emmy Award-winning actor
• James Gunn, screenwriter, director
• Sean Gunn, actor
• Moses Gunn, actor

H

• Laurell K. Hamilton, author
• Jon Hamm (born 1971), Golden Globe award-winning actor, Mad Men
• Henry Hampton (1940–1998), film producer, Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years (1954-1965) and Eyes on the Prize II: America at the Racial Crossroads (1965-1980s)
• Sally Hampton (born 1958), writer, producer
• Chuck T. Harmon aka Chuck Harmony, music producer for Mary J. Blige, Celine Dion, Fantasia, Rihanna
• Doris Hart (born 1925), Hall of Fame tennis player, two-time U.S. Open champion
• John Hartford (1937–2001), musician, Grammy Award winner
• Culver Hastedt (1883-1966), runner, gold medal winner at 1904 Summer Olympics
• Donny Hathaway (1945–1979), Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, producer, composer
• Pat Healy, mixed martial arts fighter
• Julius Hemphill (1938–1995), jazz saxophonist, composer
• George E. Hibbard (1924–1991), art collector, advocate for Tibetan Independence
• George Hickenlooper, filmmaker
• Al Hirschfeld (1903–2003), artist and cartoonist
• Bobby Hofman (1925-1994) Major League Baseball player
• Solly Hofman (1882-1956), Major League Baseball player
• Robert A. Holekamp (1848–1922), businessman and apiarist
• Ken Holtzman (born 1945), baseball pitcher
• A. E. Hotchner (born 1920), author, editor, philanthropist
• Elston Howard, baseball player, first black player for New York Yankees
• Ryan Howard (born 1979), baseball player, 2005 NL Rookie of the Year, 2006 National League MVP and All-Star first baseman, Philadelphia Phillies
• Huey (1987-2020), real name Lawrence Franks, Jr. , rapper
• Larry Hughes, basketball player, Chicago Bulls

I

• Vedad Ibišević (born 1984), Bosnian soccer player
• William Inge (1913–1973), Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright
• Ernie Isley, songwriter, guitarist of soul and R&B group The Isley Brothers
• Ronald Isley, lead singer of The Isley Brothers; co-owns St. Louis-based Notifi Records
• Halsey Ives (1847–1911), museum and school founder, director of two world-fair art exhibitions (Louisiana Purchase Exposition and World's Columbian Exposition)

J

• Sean James (born 1978), athlete
• Cam Janssen, ice hockey player
• Ella Jenkins, musician
• J-Kwon (born 1986), real name Jerrell Jones, rapper
• Johnnie Johnson (1924–2005), musician
• Justine Joli, adult-film actress
• Scott Joplin, songwriter (Pulitzer Prize), musician, "King of Ragtime"
• Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Olympic gold-medalist track & field athlete; educator; sister of Olympic athlete Al Joyner; sister-in-law of *

K

• Kane (born 1967), real name Glenn Jacobs, professional wrestler
• Stan Kann (1924–2008), musician, entertainer
• Bruce Karsh (born 1955), lawyer and investor
• Ben Kasica (born 1984), musician
• Andreas Katsulas (1946–2006), actor
• David Kaufman (born 1969), character actor and voice actor (Danny Phantom)
• Jim Kekeris (born 1923), NFL player
• Ellie Kemper (born 1980), actress, The Office
• Dorothea Kent (1916–1990), film actress
• Dickie Kerr (1893–1963), baseball pitcher
• Imrat Khan (born 1935), Indian classical musician
• Albert King (1923–1992), musician
• Silver King (1868–1938), Major League Baseball player
• Kevin Kline (born 1947), Academy Award-winning actor
• Karlie Kloss (born 1992), model

L

• Pierre Laclede (1729-1778), urban planner; co-founder of St. Louis; government administrator; civic leader
• Pat LaFontaine (born 1965), NHL hockey player
• Elizabeth Laime, podcaster, writer
• Oliver Lake (born 1942), jazz saxophonist, composer
• Christopher Largen (born 1969), author, filmmaker, journalist, activist
• David Lee (born 1983), NBA basketball player
• Jim Lee (born 1964), comic book artist, writer and publisher
• Murphy Lee, rapper
• Tod Leiweke (born 1960), sports executive
• Maggie LePique (born 1964), jazz radio host
• Stacey Levine, fiction writer, journalist
• Jenifer Lewis (born 1957), actress
• Charles Lindbergh (1902–1974), adventurer, pilot, soldier, author
• Theodore Link (1850–1923), architect
• Sonny Liston (1932–1970), heavyweight champion boxer

M

• Vicki Mabrey (born 1956), broadcast journalist
• Ed Macauley, Hall of Fame basketball player
• Al MacInnis (born 1963), Hall of Fame defenseman and VP of Hockey Operations for (St. Louis Blues)
• Jeremy Maclin (born 1988), football wide receiver (Philadelphia Eagles)
• James S. Marshall, Mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin
• Peter Martin (born 1970), jazz pianist
• Marsha Mason, Golden Globe Award-winning and Oscar-nominated actress
• Masters and Johnson, medical researchers and therapists, authors
• Stan Masters (1922–2005), American realism artist
• Ron Mathis (1958–1980), Major League baseball player
• Bill Mauldin (1921–2003), cartoonist, Pulitzer Prize winner
• Morton D. May, philanthropist, community leader, art collector, chairman of May Department Stores
• Virginia Mayo, actress
• Emmett McAuliffe, lawyer and talk show host
• Jimmy McCracklin (born 1921), pianist, vocalist and songwriter
• Michael McDonald, singer, Grammy Award winner
• Robert McFerrin, Sr., classical singer; father of Bobby McFerrin
• Robert McHenry, encyclopedist and author
• Jim McKelvey (born 1965), computer science engineer, co-founder of Square, a mobile payments company
• Chuck McKinley, Hall of Fame tennis player, 1963 Wimbledon champion
• Ben McLemore (born 1993), basketball player
• George McManus, creator of comic strip Bringing Up Father
• Larissa Meek (born 1978), Miss Missouri Teen USA 1997, Miss Missouri 2001, creative director at BGT Partners
• Javier Mendoza, singer-songwriter and composer
• David Merrick, theatrical producer (Tony Awards)
• Joyce Meyer (born 1943), religious preacher and speaker
• Jay Miller, basketball player
• Russ Mitchell (born 1960), journalist and television news anchor
• Taylor Momsen, singer-songwriter, model, actress
• Archie Moore, boxer, world light-heavyweight champion
• Marianne Moore, poet (Pulitzer Prize), essayist, translator
• Agnes Moorehead, Emmy Award-winning and Oscar-nominated actress
• Bill Mueller, baseball player
• Nick Murphy, NFL punter 2002–2005
• Stan Musial (1920–2013), Hall of Fame baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals

N

• Nelly (born 1974), real name Cornell Haynes, Jr., rapper, singer and actor
• Howard Nemerov (1920–1991), poet (Pulitzer Prize, Poet Laureate of the United States), author, critic
• Dustin Nguyen, Vietnamese American actor
• Rich Niemann (born 1946), athlete
• Frank Nuderscher (1880–1959), American Impressionist painter

O

• Dan O'Bannon, screenwriter, director
• Gyo Obata, architect
• St. Louis Jimmy Oden (1903–1977), real name James Burke Oden, blues musician
• Franklin W. Olin (1860–1951), industrialist, philanthropist
• Walter J. Ong, scholar
• Barry Orton, former professional wrestler
• "Cowboy" Bob Orton, former professional wrestler
• Randy Orton, professional wrestler
• Josh Outman, Major League Baseball player, Oakland Athletics

P

• Ken Page (born 1954), actor, voice actor, cabaret singer
• John Pankow (born 1954), actor (Beverly Hills Cop, Mad About You)
• King Parsons (born 1949), professional wrestler
• Ann Peebles (born 1947), soul singer, songwriter
• D.H. Peligro, real name born Darren Henley, drummer for Dead Kennedys and Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Frank P. Pellegrino (1901-1975), businessman, philanthropist, chief executive officer of International Hat Company
• Marlin Perkins (1905–1986), zoologist, Emmy Award-winning broadcaster
• Evan Peters (born 1987), actor (American Horror Story)
• Mike Peters, Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist and comic strip artist, creator of Mother Goose and Grimm
• Stone Phillips (born 1954), television journalist
• Julie Piekarski (born 1963), Mouseketeer, actress
• Louise Post (born 1966), musician (Veruca Salt)
• Emil Preetorius (1827–1905), journalist
• Vincent Price (1911–1993), actor (House of Wax, The Ten Commandments, The Fly, Edward Scissorhands)
• Victor Proetz (1897–1966), architect, designer, author of poetry and verse
• Chris Pronger (born 1974), hockey player (St. Louis Blues, Philadelphia Flyers)
• Joseph Pulitzer (1847–1911), publisher, philanthropist, creator of the Pulitzer Prize
• Ashley Purdy (born 1984), bassist of Black Veil Brides

R

• Neil Rackers (born 1976), athlete, placekicker for Arizona Cardinals
• Harold Ramis (1944–2014), author, director, actor; graduated from Washington University (1966)
• Judy Rankin (born 1945), professional golfer and TV commentator, World Golf Hall of Famer
• David Rasche (born 1944), actor
• Peter H. Raven (born 1936), botanist, academic administrator, civic leader
• Hank Raymonds (1924–2010), coached Marquette University men's basketball 1977-83; athletic director 1977-87
• Tim Ream, professional soccer player, defender for Bolton Wanderers of Football League Championship and United States men's national soccer team
• Wallace Reid (1891–1923), actor, early cinema sex symbol
• Hadley Richardson (1891–1979), first wife of Ernest Hemingway
• Branch Rickey (1881–1965), baseball executive
• Rob Riti (born 1976), football player
• Doris Roberts (born 1930), actress best known for Everybody Loves Raymond
• Leonard Roberts (born 1972), actor
• Lance Robertson, musician and actor best known as host DJ Lance Rock of the children's television show Yo Gabba Gabba!
• Harry Rogers (born 1950), professional basketball player
• Irma S. Rombauer (1877–1962), author
• William B. Roth (born 1963), actor and producer
• Jean Rouverol (born 1916), author, actress and screenwriter; blacklisted in the 1950s
• Jack Rowe (1856–1911), major league baseball player
• Charles M. Russell (1864–1926), artist and storyteller

S

• John S. Samuel, U.S. Air Force Major General
• David Sanborn, musician, Grammy Award winner
• Edward Saxon, film producer (The Silence of the Lambs)
• Max Scherzer, MLB pitcher
• Phyllis Schlafly, socially conservative Republican author, broadcaster, and political organizer
• Zander Schloss, bassist for the Circle Jerks and The Weirdos; actor
• Red Schoendienst, Hall of Fame second baseman, coach, manager for St. Louis Cardinals
• Chris Schuler, professional soccer player for Real Salt Lake
• Dred Scott (1799–1858) and Harriet Scott (1815–1860), civil rights activists
• Art Shamsky, Major League Baseball outfielder and Israel Baseball League manager
• Mike Shannon (born 1939), affiliated with St. Louis Cardinals for over 50 years, as a player (1962–1970), in front office, and, since 1972, radio and TV announcer
• Henry Shaw (1800–1889), botanist, philanthropist, businessman, author
• William Tecumseh Sherman (1820–1891), soldier; commander of United States Army
• Sherman Silber, physician and infertility specialist
• Frank Simek, soccer player with Sheffield Wednesday, also USA International
• Kimora Lee Simmons (born 1975), model and mogul
• Leonard Slatkin, conductor, Grammy Award winner
• Jane Smiley (born 1949), Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist
• Nikko Smith, singer, American Idol contestant; son of Ozzie Smith
• Ozzie Smith, Hall of Fame shortstop for St. Louis Cardinals
• Phyllis Smith, actress on NBC's The Office and Disney's movie Inside Out
• Willie Mae Ford Smith, singer
• Philip Sneed, singer, musician (Story Of The Year, Greek Fire), writer, radio personality
• Corey Spinks, world champion boxer
• Leon Spinks, world champion boxer
• Michael Spinks, world champion boxer
• Paul Stastny, hockey player for St. Louis Blues
• Yan Stastny, hockey player for St. Louis Blues
• Harry Steinfeldt, Major League Baseball player
• Edward Steinhardt (born 1961), poet and author
• Chuck Stone (born 1924) journalist, educator and civil rights activist
• Stevie Stone, rapper, born in Columbia, raised in St. Louis, signed to Kansas City-based Strange Music
• Willie Sudhoff, Major League Baseball player
• Roosevelt Sykes (1906-1983), blues musician
• James W. Symington, U.S. Representative, statesman, attorney
• SZA (born 1990), real name Solana Rowe, singer-songwriter, TDE (Top Dawg Entertainment) record label

T

Tina Turner

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• Jim Talent (born 1956), politician
• Sara Teasdale (1884–1933), poet (Pulitzer Prize)
• Clark Terry, musician
• George Thampy (born 1987), 2000 Scripps National Spelling Bee champion
• Lou Thesz, professional wrestler
• Kay Thompson (1909-1998), singer, songwriter, author of Eloise books
• Cap Tilles (1865-1951), race track magnate, philanthropist, founder of Tilles Park
• Gina Tognoni (born 1973), actress
• Guy Torry (born 1969), actor and comedian
• Joe Torry (born 1965), actor and comedian
• Henry Townsend, musician
• Toya (born 1983), real name LaToya Rodriguez, R&B singer
• Helen Traubel, classical and popular singer
• Quincy Troupe, poet, editor, journalist
• Ernest Trova, artist
• Ross H. Trower, Chief of Chaplains of U.S. Navy
• Truth Hurts (born 1971), real name Shari Watson, R&B singer
• Orrin Tucker (born 1911), bandleader
• Debbye Turner, Miss America 1990, TV journalist
• Ike Turner (1931–2007), singer, musician, agent and production administrator
• Tina Turner, real name Anna Mae Bullock, Grammy Award-winning singer, actress, pop-culture icon
• Taylor Twellman (born 1980), professional soccer player
• Alex Tyus (born 1988), American-Israeli professional basketball player, also plays for Israeli national basketball team

U

• David King Udall (1851–1938), politician

V

• Mark Valenti, screenwriter and novelist
• Mona Van Duyn, poet (Pulitzer Prize, Poet Laureate of the United States), editor
• George Van Haltren, Major League Baseball player
• Andrew Volpe, guitarist and lead singer of the St. Louis-based band Ludo
• Marilyn vos Savant, columnist, known for having the world's highest IQ

W

• Jack Wagner, actor
• Kenny Wallace (born 1963), NASCAR driver
• Mike Wallace (born 1959), NASCAR driver
• Rusty Wallace (born 1956), NASCAR champion driver
• Steve Wallace (born 1987), NASCAR driver
• Trey Waltke (born 1955), tennis player, won ATP title in 1980
• Maxine Waters (born 1938), politician
• Earl Weaver (1930–2013), Hall of Fame baseball manager
• Dick Weber (1929–2005), professional bowler
• Harry Weber (born 1942), sculptor
• Dave Weckl (born 1960), musician, drummer
• Annie Wersching (born 1977), actress, played Renee Walker on TV series 24
• Jo Jo White (born 1946), basketball player
• Verner Moore White (1863–1923), artist
• Marissa Whitley, Miss Teen USA 2001
• Mary Wickes (1910–1995), actress
• Violet Wilkey (1903–1976), actress
• Melvin Williams (born 1979), NFL player
• Tennessee Williams (1911–1983), real name Thomas Lanier, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright
• Mykelti Williamson (born 1957), actor, played Bubba Blue in 1994 film Forrest Gump
• Ike Willis (born c. 1957), musician
• Angela Winbush (born 1955), R&B/soul singer, songwriter
• Matt Winer, sports journalist (KSDK-TV, ESPN)
• Trey Wingo (born 1955), sports journalist (KSDK-TV, ESPN)
• Kellen Winslow (born 1957), NFL football player, Hall of Famer
• Shelley Winters (1920–2006), Academy Award-winning actress
• Edwin E. Woodman, Wisconsin State Senator
• Harriett Woods (1927–2007), politician; two-time Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate from Missouri; former Lieutenant Governor
• Dan Wool, musician, composer with group Pray for Rain
• Robert M. Wright, farmer near St. Louis, state representative from Dodge City

X-Y-Z

• Clyde X (1931-2009), leader in the Nation of Islam

Other websites

• St. Louis African-American Biography Master Index
• St. Louis artists
• St. Louis and Missouri authors
• St. Louis Media Archives: Guide to Collections
• St. Louis Walk of Fame
• St. Louis Women's Biography Master Index